Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.
Director:
Rob Zombie
Stars:
Scout Taylor-Compton,
Malcolm McDowell,
Tyler Mane
Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.
Director:
Steve Miner
Stars:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Josh Hartnett,
Adam Arkin
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
Director:
Dwight H. Little
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Ellie Cornell,
Danielle Harris
Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.
Director:
Joe Chappelle
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Paul Rudd,
Marianne Hagan
One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece.
Director:
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Danielle Harris,
Ellie Cornell
Three years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again, before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Director:
John Carpenter
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Tony Moran
Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record - a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?
Director:
Rob Zombie
Stars:
Sheri Moon Zombie,
Meg Foster,
Bruce Davison
Two young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.Written by
Anonymous
Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity| See all certifications »
Rob Zombie originally stated he would never do a sequel to Halloween (2007), until the studio decided to make it. Then he signed on to write and direct, because he didn't want someone to ruin his vision. See more »
Goofs
(at around 7 mins) When Coroner Hooks and Gary Scott have a car accident, you can pause a few frames before the crash, and clearly see that a small explosive detonates in-front of the bumper before they hit the cow. See more »
Quotes
Wolfie:
[after making out with Harley]
I'll be right back. I'll be right back, gimme one second.
Harley David:
Where the fuck are you going?
Wolfie:
I gotta take a piss. I've been having to pee since I got here. I'll be right back, don't go anywhere.
Harley David:
So, who says I wasn't into the water sports? A little golden shower?
Wolfie:
That's gross. You're trippin'.
See more »
Crazy Credits
Stills of crime scene photographs of Michael's murders are shown over the credits. See more »
Alternate Versions
The Director's Cut runs 14 minutes longer (119 minutes). Among the changes:
The opening scene with Laurie walking and Loomis being placed into the ambulance is longer.
The hospital dream scene has an extra sequence of Laurie attempting to cross over a pile of bodies.
An on screen title that said "One Year Later" in the Theatrical Cut now says "Two Years Later."
During the breakfast scene, Laurie and Annie now argue about going to the psychiatrist.
More dialogue with Laurie and the psychiatrist. Laurie looks at a framed inkblot on a wall and says that it looks like a white horse.
Loomis' press conference is expanded. Loomis discusses Michael's Oedipal complex, as well as the idea that Michael perhaps saw Loomis as a father figure.
Added sequence where Laurie runs a bath and begins to freak out.
Laurie stopping to play with a pig on her way to work is removed. She instead goes to the psychiatrist and tells her about playing with the pig (we see a few seconds of it, now in flashback), and how it triggered a nervous breakdown of sorts. When the shrink denies her more pills, Laurie freaks out and swears.
The scene where Annie finds Laurie drinking a beer in her room has been expanded: They have another fight.
A non-masked Michael (along with Young Michael and his mother) angrily looks at a billboard that advertises Loomis' book.
When Laurie and Maya come home from the party, there is a short added sequence of them making tea in the kitchen prior to going upstairs. There's also an added shot of Michael apparently walking out of the house.
Brackett's reaction to finding Annie's body is longer, containing video flashbacks of real-life actress Danielle Harris as a child.
The ending is significantly different: After Loomis enters the cabin, Michael throws him through a wall, and the two of them wind up outside. Michael then removes his mask, yells "DIE!", and stabs Loomis. The cops then open fire and kill Michael. Laurie then comes out, takes Michael's knife, and approaches Loomis with it, implying that she may stab him. The cops then open fire on her and seemingly kill her. We then fade to the same hospital footage seen at the end of the theatrical cut as a cover of "Love Hurts" plays on the soundtrack.
Let me start by saying that at first I hated Rob Zombie's Halloween. I voted it a 4 out of 10 on here and even though I've come to like parts of it I would still say that I wouldn't rate it any higher. Halloween 2 is a big time improvement in many areas, but fails in many as well.
Michael Myers, while being more like Jason Voorhees in this movie, is a total bad ass. He's hell bent on murder this time around and literally crushes and beats the life out of people (or just stabs them 20 times in a row) and it works well. There are a few scenes of him maskless and he does see visions of his mom and visions of himself as a child. This, to me, wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be. If you don't expect much from this part of the movie then it shouldn't bother you too much.
The best thing about this movie is Scout Taylor-Compton. I've read lots of reviews saying that all Scout does is stumble, scream, and cry. This is true to a certain extent, but Scout's Laurie does have some meat to her. She's about 100% more interesting this time around. She carries a few scenes all on her own. At one point she talks to a stuffed bear. On paper this may sound laughable, but it comes off as cute and I did start to root for her. There are quiet a few dramatic/character building scenes that involve Laurie (and Annie) and I liked this stuff more than just about anything else in the movie.
The negative side is the pacing. The story unfolds from the "night" Laurie shoots Michael and then to a couple days leading up to October 31st, a year later. Once it hits "Halloween" again it's like everything happens at once. Laurie finds out she's related to Michael. They go to a Halloween party, and it's seriously too fast. They just threw whatever they could into the edit to move the story along. They could of added ten minutes of "filler" time to draw these things out and build them up, but for whatever reason, they didn't. The pacing, up until October 31st, was workable. There is a pointless segment of Michael killing two people outside of the Halloween party. Pointless because the Halloween party happens so fast, and other than these random kills, you don't see Michael at the party.
If you're expecting Michael to stalk his victims at all, don't. You won't be happy. Michael shows up and kills people. It's fun though, and at this point I'm not expecting a Carpenter like slow burn full of suspense.
Dr. Loomis isn't as pointless as everyone makes him out to be. I actually enjoyed most of his story line and was surprised that his dialogue wasn't as horrible as some of the trailers/soundtrack clips would lead you to believe. Loomis, Annie, Laurie, Brackett are all in different places in their lives and I thought it was a good call to include each different story line. I will say some of the Loomis stuff could of been trimmed to make way for more build up to the Laurie story line.
Laurie and Michel are having the same visions(which doesn't work but isn't as God awful as it could've been), and the ending feels rushed just like most of the stuff that happens on Halloween does, but there are a few great Brad Dourif (Sheriff Brackett) scenes and one scene I really enjoyed where Brackett punches Loomis in the face. I'm rambling on so I'll end this now.
All in all, the directors cut should be a more polished and structured version of the theatrical. I give the theatrical version a 6/10.
13 of 29 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this
Let me start by saying that at first I hated Rob Zombie's Halloween. I voted it a 4 out of 10 on here and even though I've come to like parts of it I would still say that I wouldn't rate it any higher. Halloween 2 is a big time improvement in many areas, but fails in many as well.
Michael Myers, while being more like Jason Voorhees in this movie, is a total bad ass. He's hell bent on murder this time around and literally crushes and beats the life out of people (or just stabs them 20 times in a row) and it works well. There are a few scenes of him maskless and he does see visions of his mom and visions of himself as a child. This, to me, wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be. If you don't expect much from this part of the movie then it shouldn't bother you too much.
The best thing about this movie is Scout Taylor-Compton. I've read lots of reviews saying that all Scout does is stumble, scream, and cry. This is true to a certain extent, but Scout's Laurie does have some meat to her. She's about 100% more interesting this time around. She carries a few scenes all on her own. At one point she talks to a stuffed bear. On paper this may sound laughable, but it comes off as cute and I did start to root for her. There are quiet a few dramatic/character building scenes that involve Laurie (and Annie) and I liked this stuff more than just about anything else in the movie.
The negative side is the pacing. The story unfolds from the "night" Laurie shoots Michael and then to a couple days leading up to October 31st, a year later. Once it hits "Halloween" again it's like everything happens at once. Laurie finds out she's related to Michael. They go to a Halloween party, and it's seriously too fast. They just threw whatever they could into the edit to move the story along. They could of added ten minutes of "filler" time to draw these things out and build them up, but for whatever reason, they didn't. The pacing, up until October 31st, was workable. There is a pointless segment of Michael killing two people outside of the Halloween party. Pointless because the Halloween party happens so fast, and other than these random kills, you don't see Michael at the party.
If you're expecting Michael to stalk his victims at all, don't. You won't be happy. Michael shows up and kills people. It's fun though, and at this point I'm not expecting a Carpenter like slow burn full of suspense.
Dr. Loomis isn't as pointless as everyone makes him out to be. I actually enjoyed most of his story line and was surprised that his dialogue wasn't as horrible as some of the trailers/soundtrack clips would lead you to believe. Loomis, Annie, Laurie, Brackett are all in different places in their lives and I thought it was a good call to include each different story line. I will say some of the Loomis stuff could of been trimmed to make way for more build up to the Laurie story line.
Laurie and Michel are having the same visions(which doesn't work but isn't as God awful as it could've been), and the ending feels rushed just like most of the stuff that happens on Halloween does, but there are a few great Brad Dourif (Sheriff Brackett) scenes and one scene I really enjoyed where Brackett punches Loomis in the face. I'm rambling on so I'll end this now.
All in all, the directors cut should be a more polished and structured version of the theatrical. I give the theatrical version a 6/10.